IN TIME
Ripples in Time by Alejandro Gonzalez © 2024 Tapspace Publications, LLC (ASCAP). All rights reserved.
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TSPCE25-008
PROGRAM NOTES
Ripples in Time was written during Dia de Los Muertos. When the veil is thin, our loved ones from the past can visit the living world to offer spiritual connection and guidance. This composition builds to the moment where both worlds become one. Peace is found at the end when the two soloists play a rubato finale.
— Alejandro Gonzalez
PERFORMANCE NOTES
This piece is essentially a mallet trio but can be expanded to include various percussion parts and extra keyboards as instruments and players allow. See the opposite page for more details.
While the score displays Part 3 in bass clef, the included set of parts contains both treble and bass clef options for Part 3. For players who don’t yet have experience reading bass clef, it may be preferable for them to read from a treble clef part. If choosing to use the treble clef version, the player would simply perform an octave lower than written on the marimba.
PLAYERS, INSTRUMENTATION, SETUP
MINIMUM SETUP
At minimum, Ripples in Time can be performed as a mallet trio with this required instrumentation:
• Part 1 — Glockenspiel (or vibraphone)
• Parts 2 & 3 — Shared marimba (low A)
SUGGESTED SETUP
For a more comprehensive experience, the following optional percussion parts may be added:
• Part 4 (2-player option) — P1: snare drum, 2 toms (medium & low), suspended cymbal; P2: bass drum
• Part 4 (1-player option) — drumset (snare drum, 2 toms, cymbal, kick drum)
• Part 5 (1 or 2 players) — triangle, tambourine (If Part 5 is played by one player, the triangle should be mounted to allow for quick changes between tambourine and triangle. At times the hand striking the tambourine must also hold the triangle beater.)
To further round out the musical ensemble, consider adding more mallet keyboard parts and/or piano if the instruments and players are available:
• Part 1 — Vibraphone(s), piano
• Part 2 — Xylophone, additional marimba(s), piano
Level: Med-Easy Approx. playing time: 1'45"
RIPPLES IN TIME
